Fullmetal Alchemist Game Gets Gameplay Trailer, Japanese Launch Date

Square Enix held a lengthy prerelease stream to help notify potential players that Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile was launching in Japan on August 4. The game takes the characters from Hiromu Arakawa’s beloved manga and anime and transfers them into a tactics game you can take on the go. The showcase covers plenty of gameplay highlights and confirms that the final release is coming to Android and iOS upon launch.

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For those who’ve missed Square Enix’s marketing blitz so far, Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile looks to Nintendo’s Fire Emblem for inspiration. Characters move on grids and attack when needed, unleashing the alchemical energy the series is known for. Characters from across the show are built into the game’s narrative, which covers significant events from the show while also diverging to stretch things out to the indeterminate length of a mobile adventure.

This includes in-universe stories not seen before in other FMA adaptions and projects. The panel on hand to talk about the game in the pre-launch stream talked about the game’s many side stories, the massive cast of included characters on offer, and new clips of gameplay shown off for the first time.

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Preregistration for Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile is still available on the game’s official website for the August launch in Japan, although there’s no known US launch scheduled as of yet. Players can get various in-game rewards for registering their interest early, so any FMA fan in the land of the rising sun looking for a new mobile addiction should take a look.

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Interview: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Cinematographer Anka Malatynska

ComingSoon’s Jeff Ames was given the opportunity to sit down and speak with cinematographer Anka Malatynska about her work on HBO’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. The series is currently streaming on HBO Max.

Jeff Ames: What led you to become a cinematographer?

Anka Malatynska: Curiosity and the human condition.

Were there specific individuals in the field who influenced your style?

Yes. Laszlo Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond. One of my mentors, Jim Chressanthis, who was also mentored by Vilmos Zsigmond. There is a very specific approach of Rembrant lighting, of using backlight, which to me was most apparent in the American New Wave. When you watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind, it’s the most beautiful way of approaching light, that light can be much softer and much harder. That style can have many different iterations. In general, I don’t love flat lighting, I love epic lighting. I love things that even when they are ugly, they sing with their beauty. When I go to the movies, I go to be entertained and for me that’s a part of being able to suspend disbelief in a world that even when it’s ugly, is beautiful. That there is a poetry about it. Those are the specific people that I feel like influenced me.

I feel like early on I was really inspired by Anthony Dod Mantle. Him using ten million cameras all over the place. I felt like Slumdog Millionaire had a lot of fun and inventive energetic framing. I’m always looking for different ways to frame things.

How has your technique/style evolved over the years?

I feel like right now I am rising up from the work of being in the midst of a revolution of my style and technique. The huge way that my style and technique have evolved is that over the past three years, the sheer volume of work and the number of hours that I have worked have been immense. This means I live, eat, breath cinematography. Cinematography is my church and my daily bread. It is what my brain does more than anything else. That has liberated me into making very quick decisions. I like that Roger Deakins once said that a cinematographer’s job is to be able to foresee where they would get in trouble, if they make a certain decision. Like I will get in trouble with light, if I shoot my wide shots last and my coverage first. What will be better for the angle of the sun? Things of that nature. Where do I put the light, so I never have to move again and it can do as much work for me as possible?

Again, my whole evolution and what excites me is to be able to harness the technology, to harness the tools, but still be able to give the set to the actors and to the energy of the story, to that ethereal unspoken aspect of when we see films and they really deeply touch our hearts. How do we harness those tools not to overwhelm, but help bring that to the final product. My evolution to my style has been over the years of practicing my craft, I am comfortable with my technical tools, enough so to then ask deeper questions of what we are doing. Not being afraid of trying something new or approaching the scene in a more complicated way because I have a schedule looming before me. But to despite all that stress, stay engaged in the magic.

What was it about Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin that made you want to work on it?

The daily stills that I saw from the pilot. I thought, wow this is something really special. I read the script, I met with the team. I felt like I had a great connection with the team and was really welcomed by them. I remember that one our producer’s assistants said “I knew when we got off the phone with you that it would be you”. I felt the same way about them. Then we went into the heart of darkness, into the dark forest of the Catskills, into the cold winter woods and made a beautiful thing.

What was the most challenging aspect of Pretty Little Liars and how did you overcome it?

The weather was one of the most challenging aspects. Also, the Covid wave in January was very challenging. We overcame it by growing our schedule by close to two months. We had ice storms that knocking the power out for over three days at one point. People had to be moved from their rentals to hotels in town because there was no electricity or heat. I lived in a cabin in the woods that had a backup generator, so I was fine. We had a very challenging location that was a high school waiting for demolition. That place had bats and heat issues. We had back woods ice roads. We had snow storms. They were overcome with patience and our producers making the choice to keep us safe, rather than working at certain times. That is a big kudos to them.

Do you have any fun, behind-the-scenes stories about the making of Pretty Little Liars that you can share?

Well, we had a lot of fun every day. Even in the midst of the stress and cold we managed to have good energy on set. I can’t think of any stories off the top of my head.

What was your collaboration with the various directors on the show like? How challenging was their overarching vision?

I had some really wonderful collaborations on the show. We had an amazing pilot director who had a very strong and specific vision. She shot the first and second episodes and then I came in with Maggie Kiley. We watched Lisa’s episodes and we were to continue on the work, which we did. Of course, every director brings in a little more of their own point of view. I remember when the episode seven director came in, he said he really couldn’t see a change from the first few teams. I feel like Maggie and I did a wonderful job of watching Lisa’s work and building on it. I worked with Lisa again on episodes 4 and 5. Lisa is a very exciting and challenging director to work with. I think because she comes from animation and in animation, you can take the camera and move it anywhere. She also had incredible shot ideas. She really fought to preserve those shots in the edits. I feel like working with her on episodes 4 and 5, I got to know the series deeper. That’s where I started embracing even more lower angles. When we got together, we opened the door to these super wide angle lenses. Then Lisa left and she was going to be back for the finale and I was to carry the torch of the look of that show. I can proudly say I did and carried those things through, while at the same time having my own journey and incorporating the incoming director’s visions. I remember Lisa was very much committed to wide angle lenses as much as possible.

When I worked with Alex Pillai on episode 7, we had a couple very long assemble scenes. I remember Alex saying, “I’m going to need to use wide angle lenses and single them out.” I remember having this conversation in my head of preserving the look of the show. I think in the end, even as we osculate the use of certain focal lengths throughout the lifetime of the series. The same language following the same story, it still does preserve the look of show. So, every director is different and I believe every director is there to include, within the series, what it is their eye loves and how it is their eyes as a storyteller see. I got to work with the most spectacular people. Cierra Glaude, Megan Griffiths who directed episode 8. Every single one of these collaborations was very different and that’s the exciting part of shooting a series and sometimes the stressful part. I call it blind creative dating for directors and DPs. You never know if you will get along or say the same thing. Maggie Kylie and I had really similar instincts, so it was really easy entrance into the Pretty Little Liars world on episode 3.

You also worked alongside Joe Collins and Teodoro Maniaci … is it difficult to merge your styles or does everyone just do their own thing? (In other words, how important is consistency?)

I think consistency is really important. I really respected the vision that Joe established in episode 1 and 2. I thought it was exciting and ballsy. It was one of the things that made me want to be involved with the show. So of course, I will honor that vision and continue that vision. At the same time, I’m a human being and that world through my eyes will have its own stamp that’s a little different than Joe’s.

I worked for Teo as a loader on the first indie film I ever worked on out of NYU when I was 19 years old. I remember watching him work and the beauty of his lighting. I remember how masterful he was. When we needed a tandem DP because eventually you always need a tandem DP on a series that is that intricate. I have to scout while someone shoots. He had worked on Katy Keene for Roberto and he was suggested as a tandem DP. He came in and was so gracious and did such beautiful work. He also had a very high level of attention to detail of how we are lighting, ect. I think Teo took what I did and refined it even more. There are things that I did that beautified some of the approach of what Joe was doing. I used more eye lights and at times went softer with the light. I think Teo also beautified it even more. I think it was this incredible experience to have this DP that I had looked up to, come in and work in tandem on a series that I was shooting. He was so gracious and kind. He could have come in and stepped on my toes because he has many years of experience on me. That was a super special experience in the world of cinematography and it taught me so much about going in and being respectful and making an effort to keep the look consistent if I am ever a tandem DP.

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Were there things you learned from working on Pretty Little Liars that you’re excited to apply to future projects?

So many things that I have already been applying on future projects. I really got into working with Titan and Helio lights. They are Astera type RGB bulbs that are single lights. They are a type of light that basically the Helios are very small and we could hide them behind furniture. I had used them a little bit on I Know What You Did Last Summer, but they became a primary tool on Pretty Little Liars. That was one of the reasons we could use those and maintain a certain soft look, because we used so much smoke, that smoke would act like a diffusion over the light. I love hiding those little lights in different places. They are very convenient and fast.

Do you have any other projects coming up that you can share with us?

Yes, I recently shot two episodes of a series called Kindred that is coming out on Fox and FX. I am really excited about the work I got to do on that series. I also have a film coming out called The Listener, starring Tessa Thompson that Steve Buscemi directed. That was an incredible collaboration. Really excited about sharing that movie.

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Kevin Feige Looking for Ways to ‘Elevate’ Deadpool 3

One film left absent from Marvel Studios’ San Diego Comic-Con panel was the upcoming Deadpool 3, a film which many fans are extremely excited about. According to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, development on the film is proceeding, and hinted at what fans can expect from it.

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Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter following their Hall H panel at SDCC, Feige was asked about the third Deadpool film, and teased that Marvel Studios has a history of taking big swings when it comes to the third entry in a film series. He went on to note that the studio is looking at how to best “elevate” the film in the same they did with other third films like Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Thor: Ragnarok.

“How do we elevate it in the way we’ve been able to with Civil War, and Infinity War and Ragnarok?” said Feige, before joking about getting to work with Deadpool‘s star Ryan Reynolds. “It’s very fun to be in the world of the Ryan Reynolds show.”

While not too much is known about Deadpool 3, it’s now being written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick from a previous draft by Bob’s Burgers duo Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has also previously assured fans that it will remain as an R-rated film just like the first two movies, which would make it the studio’s first movie with a mature rating.

It will also serve as the first movie in the Deadpool film series that will be released following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox. A release date for the movie has not yet been announced.

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The first two Deadpool films are both box-office successes as they earned a combined worldwide gross of over $1.5 billion. They were both written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, based on the Marvel character created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, with the first one directed by Tim Miller, and Deadpool 2 directed by David Leitch.

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Digimon Adventure 02 Gets Full Name, Casting Information

During this year’s DigiFes 2022 event, new information on the upcoming Digimon Adventure 02 anime film was released, including its formal title and more.

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The new film, which will be officially titled Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning, will be set in February 2012, shortly after the events of the Digimon Adventure tri anime and the Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna anime. While not too much of the film was shown off, images of the characters and their Digimon were shown off, as well as information about the cast for the film, which is set to include:

• Megumi Ogata as Rui Owada, a “mysterious youth” who claims to be the worst person in the world to become a DigiDestined
• Rie Kugimiya as Ukkomon, a Digimon who is key to the plot of the upcoming film
• Fukujurō Katayama as Daisuke Motomiya
• Junko Noda as V-Mon
• Arthur Lounsbery as Ken Ichijōji
• Naozumi Takahashi as Wormmon
• Ayaka Asai as Miyako Inoue
• Kouichi Toochika as Hawkmon
• Yoshitaka Yamaya as Iori Hida
• Megumi Urawa as Armadimon
• Junya Enoki as Takeru Takaishi
• Miwa Matsumoto as Patamon
• M.A.O as Hikari Yagami
• Yuka Tokumitsu as Tailmon

Check out the images shown off at DigiFes 2022 below:

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Alongside the images and casting information, it was also confirmed that Yumeta Company would be returning to produce the animation for the film after having worked on Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. A teaser for the film was shown off during DigiFes 2022, although it hasn’t made its way online just yet. As of now, no official release information for the film has been announced.

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Disney+ August 2022 Schedule: Movies and TV Title Release Dates

Disney+ has revealed the full list of new movies and TV titles that will become available on the streaming service this coming August. This includes the highly-anticipated series debuts of Marvel Studios’ next superhero series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana Maslany, and Lucasfilm’s newest Star Wars prequel series Andor, featuring the return of Diego Luna’s Rogue One character.

Next month will also see the streaming debut of Pixar’s latest animated film Lightyear, which features the voices of Chris Evans, Taika Waititi, and Keke Palmer. Lucasfilm’s newest animated special LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation will also be available for streaming.

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Check out the full Disney+ August 2022 schedule below:

Available August 3

• Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (Season 1, 5 episodes)
• The Ghost and Molly McGee (Season 1, 5 episodes)
• Lightyear
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel – Premiere
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.02 “Into the Unknown”

Available August 5

• The Lion King (2019) (Sing-Along Version)
• The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (Sing-Along Version)
• Old Dogs
• LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation – Premiere

Available August 10

• Bluey (Season 3, 25 episodes)
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Season 1)
• I Am Groot – All Shorts Streaming
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.03 “The Woman In The Woods”

Available August 12

• Disney Summer Magic Quest
• Father of the Bride
• Father of the Bride Part II

Available August 17

• Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends (Season 2)
• She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Premiere (Episode 1)
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.04, “No Drama”

Available August 19

• Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Sing-Along Version)
• Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Sing-Along Version)
• Tangled (Sing-Along Version)

Available August 24

• Blackish (Season 8)
• Chibi Tiny Tales (Shorts) (Season 2)
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.05, “The Real Campers of Shallow Lake”
• She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Episode 2

Available August 26

• Doc McStuffins: The Doc is 10!

Available August 31

• America’s National Parks (Season 1)
• Europe From Above (Season 2)
• Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under (Season 3)
• Andor – Episodes 1-2
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 3.06, “Color War”
• She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – Episode 3

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Celebrity Treasure Island announces 2022 cast including Mike King, Dame Susan Devoy

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Jennifer Garner warns over 'injecting anything into your face'

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Taylor Swift defends herself after topping private jet trips list

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Live-Action Tokyo Revengers Movie Sequel Announced

Production on a sequel to the live-action adaptation of Tokyo Revengers has been greenlit, according to a recent announcement by Warner Bros.’ official Japanese YouTube channel.

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The new video confirms that the film would be coming in 2023, and see the return of many of the original cast from the first film, including lead actor Takemichi Hanagaki. Once again, the film will be directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and produced by Shota Okada. New cast members were also confirmed to be arriving in the film, although no information on that was revealed at the time.

Check out the brief teaser for the second Tokyo Revengers film below:

The first Tokyo Revengers live-action film adaptation was originally supposed to open in October 2020 in Japan, but was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film ended up opening in July 2021, and instantly shot to the top of the Japanese box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing live-action films of 2021 in the country.

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“Hanagaki Takemichi lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death,” reads the official synopsis on the manga. “Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the eventual fate of his friends and tries to prevent an unfortunate future. Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life.”

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Netflix August 2022 Schedule: New TV & Movie Release Dates

The list for the new Netflix August 2022 movies and TV titles has been revealed, which you can view below, along with the titles that are set to leave the streaming service next month. This includes the series debuts of new Netflix originals like the live-action series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s  The Sandman and the Thai horror anthology School Tales the Series as well as the arrival of new seasons for Never Have I Ever, and Locke & Key.

Next month will also see the world premieres of the new Netflix films including the supernatural action film Day Shift starring Jamie Foxx, the South Korean action thriller Carter, and the musical film adaptation of 13: The Musical.

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Here’s What is Coming to Netflix in August 2022

Available August 1

28 Days

8 Mile

Above the Rim

The Age of Adaline

Battle: Los Angeles

Bridget Jones’s Baby

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Constantine

Dinner for Schmucks

Eyes Wide Shut

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Footloose (2011)

Hardcore Henry

Legends of the Fall

Love & Basketball

Made of Honor

Men in Black

Men in Black 3

Men in Black II

Miss Congeniality

Monster-in-Law

No Strings Attached

Pawn Stars: Season 13

Polly Pocket: Season 4: Part 2: Tiny Taste Adventure

She’s Funny That Way

Space Jam (1996)

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 3

Top Gear: Season 29-30

The Town

Woman in Gold

Big Tree City – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available August 2

Flight

Ricardo Quevedo: Tomorrow Will Be Worse – NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL

Available August 3

Buba – NETFLIX FILM

Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Don’t Blame Karma! – NETFLIX FILM

Good Morning, Verônica: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available August 4

Lady Tamara – NETFLIX SERIES

KAKEGURUI TWIN – NETFLIX ANIME

Super Giant Robot Brothers – NETFLIX FAMILY

Wedding Season – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 5

Carter – NETFLIX FILM

Darlings – NETFLIX FILM

The Informer

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie – NETFLIX FILM

The Sandman – NETFLIX SERIES

Skyfall

Available August 6

Reclaim – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 7

Riverdale: Season 6

Available August 8

Code Name: Emperor — NETFLIX FILM

Team Zenko Go: Season 2 – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available August 9

I Just Killed My Dad – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

The Nice Guys

Available August 10

Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Heartsong — NETFLIX FILM

Indian Matchmaking: Season 2 – NETFLIX SERIES

Instant Dream Home – NETFLIX SERIES

Iron Chef Brazil – NETFLIX SERIES

Locke & Key: Season 3 – NETFLIX SERIES

School Tales The Series – NETFLIX SERIES

Available August 11

Dope

DOTA: Dragon’s Blood: Book 3 – NETFLIX ANIME

Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available August 12

13: The Musical – NETFLIX FILM

A Model Family – NETFLIX SERIES

Day Shift – NETFLIX FILM

Never Have I Ever: Season 3 – NETFLIX SERIES

Available August 15

Ancient Aliens: Season 4

Deepa & Anoop – NETFLIX FAMILY

Learn to Swim

Available August 16

UNTOLD: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (2 Parts)

Available August 17

High Heat – NETFLIX SERIES

Junior Baking Show: Season 6 – NETFLIX SERIES

Look Both Ways – NETFLIX FILM

Royalteen – NETFLIX FILM

Unsuspicious – NETFLIX SERIES

Available August 18

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season 3 — NETFLIX FAMILY

Inside the Mind of a Cat – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Tekken: Bloodline – NETFLIX ANIME

Available August 19

The Cuphead Show!: Part 2 – NETFLIX FAMILY

Echoes – NETFLIX SERIES

The Girl in the Mirror (Alma) – NETFLIX SERIES

Glow Up: Season 4 – NETFLIX SERIES

Kleo – NETFLIX SERIES

The Next 365 Days – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 20

Fullmetal Alchemist The Revenge of Scar – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 21

A Cowgirl’s Song

Available August 23

Chad and JT Go Deep – NETFLIX SERIES

Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY (New episodes weekly)

Available August 24

Lost Ollie – NETFLIX SERIES

Mo – NETFLIX SERIES

Queer Eye: Brazil – NETFLIX SERIES

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Selling The OC – NETFLIX SERIES

Under Fire – NETFLIX SERIES

Watch Out, We’re Mad – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 25

Angry Birds: Summer Madness: Season 3 – NETFLIX FAMILY

History 101: Season 2 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure – NETFLIX ANIME

That’s Amor – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 26

Disobedience

Drive Hard: The Maloof Way – NETFLIX SERIES

Loving Adults – NETFLIX FILM

Ludik – NETFLIX SERIES

Me Time – NETFLIX FILM

Seoul Vibe – NETFLIX FILM

Available August 29

Under Her Control – NETFLIX FILM

Mighty Express: Season 7 – NETFLIX FAMILY

Available August 30

I AM A KILLER: Season 3 – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY (New episodes weekly)

Available August 31

Club América vs Club América – NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Family Secrets – NETFLIX SERIES

I Came By – NETFLIX FILM

Here’s What is Leaving Netflix in August 2022:

Leaving August 4

They’ve Gotta Have Us: Season 1

Leaving August 5

Screwball

Leaving August 7

We Summon the Darkness

Leaving August 9

Demonic

The Saint

Leaving August 10

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Leaving August 15

Endless Love

Selfless

Leaving August 20

The Conjuring

Leaving August 23

Young & Hungry: Seasons 1-5

Leaving August 24

The November Man

Wheel of Fortune: Seasons 35-37

Leaving August 25

Taxi Driver

The Visit

Leaving August 27

Wind River

Leaving August 30

In the Line of Fire

Leaving August 31

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Agatha Christie’s Crooked House

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Cliffhanger

The Dark Knight Rises

The Departed

GoodFellas

Grown Ups

Halloween

Just Like Heaven

Kung Fu Panda 2

Major Dad: Seasons 1-4

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible II

Premonition

Public Enemies

Rise of the Guardians

Soul Surfer

Starship Troopers

Titanic

We Are Marshall

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Jon Favreau Tried to Stop Russo Brothers From Killing Iron Man

Avengers: Endgame featured a ton of emotional moments, none of which were most emotional than the death of Iron Man at the end of the film. According to the directing duo the Russo Brothers, though, there was some pushback on the idea of doing that.

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Speaking in a new video for Vanity Fair where they break down some scenes from their films, the Russos spoke about trying to find the perfect way to end Robert Downey Jr.’s run as Iron Man when they were called by actor/director Jon Favreau, who tried to prevent them from killing off Iron Man.

“Part of the pressure came from Jon Favreau, who called us up after he read the script and said to us, ‘Are you guys really going to kill Iron Man?’” Anthony Russo said in the interview. Joe Russo then spoke up, confirming more of the story and recalling talking to Favreau on the phone to try and “talk him off the ledge.”

“He did. Yeah,” Joe Russo said. “And I remember pacing on the corner of a stage on the phone with Favreau trying to talk him off a ledge. Because he’s like, ‘You can’t do this. It’s gonna devastate people, and you don’t want them, you know, walking out of the theater and into traffic.’ We did it anyways.”

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Of course, the final product does feature Iron Man sacrificing himself to save the world, and despite the hard-hitting moment, the Russos still believe that it was the perfect ending for the character, who essentially got to have two separate endings in the film due to the first half of the film where he was shown with a happy family.

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HBO Max August 2022 Schedule: New TV & Movie Release Dates

The full lineup for the new movie and TV titles coming to HBO Max this August 2022 has been revealed, which you can now check out below, along with the titles that are set to leave from streamer next month. This includes the highly-anticipated series debut of HBO’s first Game of Thrones spin-off prequel House of the Dragon.

Award-winning films such as David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, Randa Haines’ Children of a Lesser God, Gillian Armstrong’s Little Women, J.C. Chander’s A Most Violent Year, Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and more will also be available for streaming this August.

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HBO Max August 2022 Additions

Available August 1

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III, 2013 (HBO)

A Most Violent Year, 2015 (HBO)

Amy, 2015 (HBO)

Barely Lethal, 2015 (HBO)

Belle, 2013 (HBO)

Biker Boyz, 2003 (HBO)

Blow Out, 1981 (HBO)

Blue Velvet, 1986 (HBO)

Bug, 2007 (HBO)

Cadillac Man, 1990 (HBO)

Charlie’s Angels, 2000

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, 2003

Chasing Papi, 2003 (HBO)

Children of a Lesser God, 1986 (HBO)

Chocolate City, 2015 (HBO)

Colors, 1988 (HBO)

Damien Omen II, 1978 (HBO)

Dark Places, 2015 (HBO)

Days of Being Wild, 1990

DC Showcases Short: Constantine – The House of Mystery, 2022

Enemy, 2014 (HBO)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, 1972 (HBO)

Ex Machina, 2015 (HBO)

Fantastic Voyage, 1966 (HBO)

Fighting, 2009 (HBO)

From Hell, 2001 (HBO)

Garfield, 2004 (HBO)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, 2006 (HBO) Extended Version

Gaslight, 1944

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 1999

Ginger & Rosa, 2012 (HBO)

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, 2008 (HBO)

How to Talk to Girls at Parties, 2017 (HBO)

Industry, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978 (HBO)

Ivanhoe, 1952

Jeff, Who Lives at Home, 2011 (HBO)

Laggies, 2014 (HBO)

Late August, Early September, 1998

Lean on Pete, 2017 (HBO)

Life After Beth, 2014 (HBO)

Lions for Lambs, 2007 (HBO)

Little Men, 2016 (HBO)

Little Women, 1994

Locke, 2013 (HBO)

Love & Basketball, 2000

Man of the Year, 2006 (HBO)

Miles Ahead, 2016

Mississippi Grind, 2015 (HBO)

Mojave, 2015 (HBO)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, 2016 (HBO)

Mystic Pizza, 1988 (HBO)

Objective, Burma!, 1945

Obvious Child, 2014 (HBO)

Original Cast Album: Company, 1970

Out of the Past, 1947

Remember, 2016 (HBO)

Revenge of the Green Dragons, 2014 (HBO)

Slow West, 2015 (HBO)

Son of a Gun, 2014 (HBO)

Source Code, 2011

Stardust, 2007 (HBO)

Teen Titans Go, Season 7C

The Adderall Diaries, 2016 (HBO)

The Blood of a Poet, 1932

The Captive, 2014 (HBO)

The Devil’s Backbone, 2001

The End of the Tour, 2015 (HBO)

The Fault in Our Stars, 2014 (HBO)

The Field Guide to Evil, 2018 (HBO)

The Great Escape, 1963 (HBO)

The Last Word, 2017 (HBO)

The Notebook, 2004

The One, 2001 (HBO)

The Possession, 2012 (HBO) Extended Version

The Rover, 2014 (HBO)

The Spectacular Now, 2013 (HBO)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, 2008 (HBO)

The Testament of Orpheus, 1960

The Transporter Refueled, 2015 (HBO)

Thunderstruck, 2012 (HBO)

Transcendence, 2014 (HBO)

Trouble With the Curve, 2012 (HBO)

Tusk, 2014 (HBO)

Under the Skin, 2014 (HBO)

Whiplash, 2014

Available August 3

Belle, 2021

Available August 4

Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

Available August 5

Belfast, 2021 (HBO)

Jesus Sepulveda: Mr. Tough Life, Comedy Special Premiere (HBO)

Available August 7

The Smiling Friends Go To Brazil, Special

Available August 9

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions, Season 17 Premiere (HBO)

Available August 13

The Princess, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Available August 21

American Sniper, 2014

House of the Dragon, Series Premiere (HBO)

Available August 24

Katrina Babies, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Available August 25

House of Ho, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013 (HBO) Extended Version

Available August 26

Victor and Valentino, Season 3C

Wolf, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving HBO Max and HBO this August 2022:

Leaving August 2

300: Rise of an Empire, 2014

Leaving August 3

Aldnoah.Zero (Dubbed), 2014

Inuyasha, 2019

Mob Psycho 100 (Dubbed), 2019

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, 2012

The Promised Neverland (Dubbed), 2019

Leaving August 4

Top Gear, Season 26

Leaving August 6

Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving August 12

For A Good Time, Call …, 2012 (HBO) Extended Version

Leaving August 17

Top Gear, Season 27

Leaving August 26

Pure, 2020

Leaving August 27

Profugos, 2012 (HBO)

Leaving August 31

17 Again, 2009

2 Days in New York, 2012 (HBO)

42nd Street, 1933

A Cinderella Story, 2004

A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, 2016

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, 2011

A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)

Admission, 2013 (HBO)

Adventureland, 2009 (HBO)

Airheads, 1994 (HBO)

Alan Partridge, 2014 (HBO)

Alex & Emma, 2003 (HBO)

Alex Cross, 2012

America’s Sweethearts, 2001

Another Cinderella Story, 2008

Army of One, 2016 (HBO)

Batman Begins, 2005

Beetlejuice, 1988

Being Flynn, 2012 (HBO)

Best in Show, 2000 (HBO)

Beyond the Black Rainbow, 2011 (HBO)

Birth, 2004 (HBO)

Blade, 1998

Blade II, 2002

Blade: Trinity, 2004

Bolero, 1984 (HBO)

Broadcast News, 1987 (HBO)

Bronson, 2009 (HBO)

Caddyshack, 1980

Charlie’s Angels, 2000

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, 2003

City of God, 2003 (HBO)

Cloverfield, 2008 (HBO)

Cold Mountain, 2003

Danny Collins, 2015 (HBO)

Daphne & Velma, 2018

Deep Blue Sea, 1999

Defiance, 2008 (HBO)

Dennis the Menace, 1993

Dog Day Afternoon, 1975
Dolphin Tale, 2011

Dolphin Tale 2, 2014

Down a Dark Hall, 2018 (HBO)

Dracula Untold, 2014 (HBO)

Dumb & Dumber, 1994

El Cantante, 2007 (HBO)

Escobar: Paradise Lost, 2015 (HBO)

Fandango at the Wall, 2020 (HBO)

Fay Grim, 2007 (HBO)

Final Destination, 2000

Final Destination 2, 2003

Final Destination 3, 2006

Final Destination 5, 2011

Finding Neverland, 2004 (HBO)

Fool’s Gold, 2008

For Colored Girls, 2010 (HBO)

For Your Consideration, 2006 (HBO)

Free Willy, 1993

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove, 2010

Friends With Kids, 2012 (HBO)

From Dusk Til Dawn, 1996

Fun Size, 2012 (HBO)

Gangster Squad, 2013 (HBO)

Get Carter, 1971

Getting Played, 2006 (HBO)

Gran Torino, 2008

Grumpy Old Men, 1993

Gun Shy, 2017 (HBO)

Hairspray, 1988

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone: Magical Movie Mode, 2001

Horrible Bosses, 2011

How to Deal, 2003 (HBO)

Huracan (AKA Hurricane), 2019 (HBO)

I Give it a Year, 2013 (HBO)

I Spy, 2002

Impostor, 2002 (HBO)

Julie, 1956

Just Married, 2003 (HBO)

Kajillionaire, 2020 (HBO)

King Kong, 2005 (HBO) Extended Version

Klute, 1971

Kong: Skull Island, 2017

La Musiquita Por Dentro, 2019 (HBO)

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, 1996 (HBO)\

Lean on Me, 1989

Leap Year, 2010 (HBO)

Like Crazy, 2011 (HBO)

Los Cronocrimenes (AKA Timecrimes), 2008 (HBO)

Lost in Space, 1998

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1983

My Dog Skip, 2000

Mystic River, 2003

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, 2019

Nanny McPhee, 2006 (HBO)

National Lampoon’s European Vacation, 1985

National Lampoon’s Vacation, 1983

Not Easily Broken, 2009

Oblivion, 2013 (HBO)

Ocean’s Eleven, 2001

Ocean’s Thirteen, 2007

Ocean’s Twelve, 2004

Page One, 2011 (HBO)

Pale Rider, 1985

Pariah, 2011 (HBO)

Paulie, 1998 (HBO)

Point Break, 1991

Prime, 2005 (HBO)

Project X, 2012

Quigley Down Under, 1990 (HBO)

Rabbit Hole, 2010 (HBO)

Red Dragon, 2002 (HBO)

Red Sonja, 1985

Ringo and His Golden Pistol, 1966

Romeo Must Die, 2000

Roots (Mini Series), 1977

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, 2012 (HBO)

Serendipity, 2001

Sin Cielo, 2018 (HBO)

Son of Kong, 1933

Space Jam, 1996

Starship Troopers, 1997

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, 2004

Super Fly, 1972

Taken 2, 2012 (HBO) Extended Version

Tales from The Darkside: The Movie, 1990 (HBO)

Tea for Two, 1950

The Amazing Panda Adventure, 1995

The Ant Bully, 2006

The Big Sleep, 1946

The Bridges of Madison County, 1995

The Brothers Grimm, 2005 (HBO)

The Dark Crystal, 1982

The Dark Knight, 2008

The East, 2013 (HBO)

The Extra Man, 2010 (HBO)

The Final Destination, 2009

The First Monday in May, 2016 (HBO)

The Fugitive, 1993

The Gay Divorcee, 1934

The Goodbye Girl, 1977

The Loft, 2015 (HBO)

The Man Who Would Be King, 1975

The Mask, 1994

The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976

The Pelican Brief, 1993

The Raid 2, 2014

The Reader, 2008 (HBO)

The River Wild, 1994 (HBO)

The Town, 2010

This Must Be the Place, 2012

Tickled, 2016 (HBO)

Tom & Jerry: The Movie, 1993

Transformers, 2007 (HBO)

Transporter 2, 2005 (HBO)

Tweety’s High-Flying Adventures, 2000

Two Weeks Notice, 2002

Underworld, 2003

Underworld: Awakening, 2012

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, 2009

Undisputed, 2002 (HBO)

Unforgiven, 1992

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, 2012

Valentine’s Day, 2010

Vanilla Sky, 2001 (HBO)

View From the Top, 2003 (HBO)

Wall Street, 1987 (HBO)

We Are Marshall, 2006

What Women Want, 2000 (HBO)

Young Man with a Horn, 1949

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Dallas Sting: Matthew McConaughey to Star in Skydance’s Soccer Drama Film

According to Deadline, Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has signed on for one of the leading roles in Skydance’s forthcoming sports drama film titled Dallas Sting. It is inspired by the true story of how a soccer team consisting of Dallas high school girls beat the odds by winning against other experienced teams in China. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier director Kari Skogland is currently attached to direct the underdog film, which is written by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.

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McConaughey is set to portray the role of Coach Bill Kinder, who leads the rag-tag group of Texan teens toward a Rocky-esque destiny — despite not having any experience in coaching the sport.

In 1984, China invited America’s U.S. Soccer team to the first world championship, which was a big step for international relations. However, the only problem is the country didn’t have a women’s soccer team who could represent the United States. Because of this, they enlisted a group of Dallas high school girls through a nationwide search.

Dallas Sting is being developed by Skydance and Berlanti Schechter Productions. It will be produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robbie Rogers, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger. Production is expected to begin sometime this fall in New Orleans.

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McConaughey isn’t a stranger to the sports genre, as he previously starred in D.J. Caruso’s Two for the Money and McG’s We Are Marshall. His notable film credits include Dazed and Confused, A Time to Kill, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Dallas Buyers Club.

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Colombian pop star Shakira facing 8 years in prison if found guilty of tax fraud

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'Deeply remorseful': Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock, breaks months long silence to address Oscars slap

Actor Will Smith has broken his months-long silence on the infamous moment he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, saying he has reached out to Rock but the comedian is "not ready to talk" yet.Smith stormed on stage and struck...

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Exclusive Video: Kate McKinnon Showcases DC League of Super-Pets Toys

The recently released DC League of Super-Pets features very adorable versions of some of the most iconic superheroes in comic books, and in a new video, star Kate McKinnon got her first look at some of the toys based on the film.

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ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive video of McKinnon — who plays LuLu, an evil hairless guinea pig in the film — getting her first look at some of the new Fisher Price toys that were made to coincide with the film. The toys range from a variety of standalone figures for the pets themselves to combo packs that feature the pets and their respective, superpowered owners.

Check out the video below:

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Based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, DC League of Super-Pets will be led by Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson as Krypto the Superdog, and Kevin Hart (The Secret Life of Pets) as Ace the Bathound, the crime-fighting canine partner to Batman and Robin.

“In the film, Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side,” reads the synopsis. “When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack—Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel—to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the Super Heroes.”

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It will also feature the voices of John Krasinski as Clark Kent/Superman, Keanu Reeves as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jameela Jamil as Wonder Woman, Diego Luna as Chip — Green Lantern’s squirrel, Natasha Lyonne as Merton — The Flash’s turtle, and Vanessa Byer as PB — Wonder Woman’s pig. Joining them are Marc Maron as Lex Luthor, Kate McKinnon as Lulu, Olivia Wilde as Lois Lane, John Early as Flash, Daveed Diggs as Cyborg, and Dascha Polanco as Green Lantern.

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'When you drop the ball you drop the ball': how Indiana Jones 4 almost nuked Steven Spielberg

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorcese Partner for Naval Thriller Film at Apple TV+

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are longtime partners in the film world, so it makes sense that they’re set to team up again on an upcoming adaptation of a David Gramm novel.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, DiCaprio will star in the project with Scorcese directing, with Apple Original Films landing the rights to the book’s film story. The film will mark the second time the pair of Scorcese and DiCaprio are set to work with Apple, as the company is also one of the producers on the highly anticipated upcoming Scorcese film Killers of the Flower Moon.

The novel, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, is set to be released in April 2023. It is set in the 1740s and tells the story of a group of 30 emaciated pirates who arrive on the coast of Brazil, only to be praised as heroes and survivors after recounting their stories to the local members of the community.

However, six months later, a small group of three men land on the coast of Chile and claim that the original 30 pirates are mutineers. This sets in motion a tale of intrigue and mystery that the British Admiralty tries to uncover.

RELATED: Martin Scorsese-directed Killers of the Flower Moon Adds John Lithgow

For DiCaprio, this marks yet another partnership with Scorcese, the latest of which will be the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon. Besides that, the pair has had a legendary and longstanding partnership. DiCaprio stars in a litany of Scorcese’s films, including Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

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House of Darkness Trailer Shows Justin Long on a Deadly Date

The first official trailer for the upcoming thriller House of Darkness has been released, highlighting a struggle that takes place following a date.

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House of Darkness stars Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin, and Lucy Walters, and is written and directed by Neil LaBute. The film is described as “a seductive thriller,” and comes from distributor Saban Films.

Check out the trailer for House of Darkness below:

“Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up,” reads the film’s synopsis. “While getting acquainted, their flirtation turns playful, sexy, and sinister. Hoping to get lucky, his luck may have just run out.”

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House of Darkness is set to debut on September 9, 2022, and will be available on digital and on-demand.

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Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi reveal real reason Americans love them

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Neighbours finale: How did Ramsay Street say goodbye?

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Call of Duty Terminator Crossover Trailer Showcases New Cosmetics

Activision only previously teased and then listed what Call of Duty‘s Terminator crossover items were going to be. The latter had a few pictures, but didn’t fully showcase what these cosmetics looked like during gameplay. A new trailer does just that, giving users a better peek at the T-800 and T-1000 sprinting, shooting, and doing other Call of Duty-esque things.

Set to a familiar theme, the trailer is mainly focused on the two main bundles in the game with each of the aforementioned Terminators, both of which mainly pull from the second film. They will be available from August 1 to August 31 and will likely be around 2,400 COD Points each (around $20). People who buy both get the “Target Acquired” LMG Weapon Blueprint and the “Endoskeleton Skull” Charm.

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While Activision explained what would be in each pack, this new drop is a little more detailed. The names of these are mostly quotes from the films and may not be important out of context, but the T-1000 will be able to mimic the voices of the other characters, which is a new touch. The Tracer Pack: Terminator T-800 Mastercraft Ultra Limited Time Bundle will have:

• Ultra “Model T-800” Operator, including 49 Quips, three of which are earned by leveling up the Operator
• “Terminated” Finishing Move
• “Trust Me” Highlight Intro
• “He’ll Live” MVP Highlight
• Multiple skins
• Ultra-Rarity “Neutral Processor” Assault Rifle Weapon Blueprint, which features tracer rounds and two Legendary Weapon Blueprints: The “Coltan Alloy” SMG and the “Motorhead” Shotgun
• An “Infrared Optics” Reticle
• The “Always Scanning” Charm
• The Legendary “I’ll Be Back” Animated Emblem

And the Tracer Pack: Terminator T-1000 Ultra Operator Limited Time Bundle will include:

• Ultra “Model T-1000” Operator includes 14 unique Quips, three earned through leveling the Operator, plus 60 mimicry quips disguised as other Operators
• “Blocker Remover” Finishing Move
• “My Turn” Highlight Intro
• “I Wouldn’t Worry” MVP Highlight
• Three Legendary Weapon Blueprints: the “Liquid Metal” SMG, the “Persistent Mission” Assault Rifle and the “Identity Theft” LMG
• The Legendary “Unstoppable” Animated Calling Card
• The Animated “Full Chase” Emblem
• The “Alternative Future” Watch

RELATED: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Gameplay Trailer Shows Explosive Campaign, Warzone 2.0 Detailed

The previously revealed and Terminator-inspired Titanium Trials: Endurance battle royale game mode will also run from August 11 through August 24, which makes everyone a little more resilient in a few different ways. Players can earn nine other rewards like the “Titanium Chrome” Weapon Camo, the “I’ll Be Back” Calling Card, and more.

And in a peculiar turn, Activision is also selling Call of Duty-branded Terminator merch on its store. There’s a tumbler, a few shirts, and a hoodie with the two IPs on them, seemingly for anyone who loves both Activision’s shooter series and the sci-fil film franchise.

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Locke & Key Season 3 Trailer Previews the Intense Final Chapter

Netflix has dropped the full trailer for Locke & Key season three, which will be available for streaming on August 10. In the video, just when the Locke siblings think that their problems are finally over, Frederick Gideon continues to challenge them with his sinister plans. As the trio tries to reclaim their rightful ownership of the keys, Dodge returns to level up the stakes.

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Check out the trailer for the third season of Locke & Key below:

Locke & Key is Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s comic book series of the same name. It currently stars Connor Jessup as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones as Kinsey Locke, Jackson Robert Scott as Bode Locke, Darby Stanchfield as Nina Locke, and Aaron Ashmore as Duncan Locke. Joining them are Laysla De Oliveira as Dodge, Griffin Gluck as Gabe/Dodge, Petrice Jones as Scot, and Hallea Jones as Eden.

“In the coming-of-age supernatural series, after their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death,” reads the synopsis. “As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them.”

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Locke & Key is created and executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), who are also serving as showrunners. Executive producers are Lindsey Springer, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Ted Adams and David Ozer, along with Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti.

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Bad Sisters Trailer Teases Four Women’s Plot to Kill Their Brother-in-Law

Apple TV+ has dropped a trailer for Bad Sisters, the forthcoming dark comedy thriller starring Sharon Horgan and Claes Bang. The series is scheduled to make its debut on August 19 with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through October 14.

RELATED: Christina Hendricks Joins Cast of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers Adaptation

The video, which you can check out below, features four sisters as they try to protect their other sister from her abusive husband by trying to find a way to kill him.

Bad Sisters is written and created by BAFTA winner Sharon Horgan. It is being led by Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, and Eve Hewson as they portray the roles of the Garvey sisters. Joining them are Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab, and newcomer Saise Quinn.

“A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, the series follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another,” reads the synopsis. “When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent — and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him.”

RELATED: Godzilla and the Titans Set Photos Give Early Look at Apple TV+ Series

Bad Sisters is executive produced by Horgan, Faye Dorn, and Clelia Mountford for Merman production, along with Malin-Sarah Gozin, Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Dearbhla Walsh, Bert Hamelinck, and Michael Sagol.

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Ed Sheeran celebrates Spotify milestone of 100 million followers

Ed Sheeran has become the first ever artist to hit 100 million followers on Spotify.The 'Bad Habits' hitmaker is nearly 20 million followers ahead of anybody else as runner-up Ariana Grande has 81.64 million followers on the streaming...

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Interview: How Roll7 Released 2 Games in 6 months Without Falling Apart

Even small studios don’t typically put out more than one game in a calendar year. But Roll7 is doing exactly that and more, as it released OlliOlli World in February and its first expansion in June and is just on the cusp of releasing Rollerdrome and the second untitled OlliOlli World expansion (which is slated for the fall). It’s a lot by any measure and was one of the few topics ComingSoon Senior Gaming Editor Michael Leri covered while speaking to Head of QA David Jenkins and Lead Producer Drew Jones. Jenkins and Jones also talked about the studio’s love for games built to evoke a flow state, Rollerdrome‘s 1970s aesthetic, and more.

Michael Leri: Roll7 released an interesting dev diary about the game and it contained a look at the game in its very early stages. Obviously now, it looks very different. How did the team settle on the cel-shaded, Sable-esque art style and 1970s tone?

Drew Jones: There is a logical sequence to how it all came together. The original prototype of the game was always roller skating with guns and we knew that after making the prototype and making sure that that was something people thought was fun, we proceeded to make a game out of it. Because it is a bloodsport, a lot of the references just slotted into place. It’s just a wealth of fantastic inspiration from the 1970s in particular where bloodsports were in. New things like roller skates were coming around and we had films like Rollerball and The Running Man [Editor’s note: The Running Man book released in 1982 and the film came out in 1987]. Part of why the references are in the 1970s are because the ‘70s were such a key connection between the genre of the game.

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There are two main reasons why the game has this art style. The first one is we didn’t want it to be photorealistic. And we knew it couldn’t be too busy. There’s too much going on especially when it gets thick and fast and we need things to stand out and pop. If there’s too much detail, a lot of the gameplay readability is sacrificed. We didn’t want it to be complicated. But we also wanted it to be beautiful. And after looking through a lot of references, we aligned on this flat color for the simplicity but also because it is a striking thing. We already had some really good rendering tech from OlliOlli World and we just tried to push that in a different direction where it was less cartoony but still comic booky.

Rollerdrome is a real systems-heavy game, which is reminiscent of OlliOlli World. Both of these games have a similar deep foundation of skill-based combos and a high skill ceiling. Given those basic similarities, how does making some like OlliOlli help with creating Rollerdrome?

Jones: I think Rollerdrome taps into the DNA of Roll7. It’s got the extreme sports angle, like previous Roll7 games like Laser League which was an arena-based bloodsport kind of thing. Not a Hero was a fast-paced moment-to-moment shooting game. Not through any sort of contrivance, we just ended up with — and I am going to say the “synergy” word — a synergy of all of those elements. A lot of those elements are there in some way shape or form, but not any one of them stands out. It’s a nice balance.

The thing that links all of those games and what’s at the real heart of what we are trying to do at Roll7 is flow. We want to make a game where players just get into this state where one action beautifully leads to the next one. And the player is engaged but not stressed or taxed. That’s the kind of balance that we want to strike. Once you really get into the game’s mechanics, you are just gliding through the level and you are paying a lot of attention because it is easy to fail, but when you get into that groove and you look at the clock and it’s been like an hour.

David Jenkins: The fun challenge of making these in parallel, and being in QA where we flip between the two, was to do what we did with OlliOlli World in terms of the level layouts. The way one thing moves on to the next and you hit all these beats, doing that in a 2D space is relatively easy compared to doing it in a 3D space. Because in a 2D space, we know about how fast you will probably be going and what direction you’re going. In a 3D space, you can be going in any direction at any speed and that made putting the levels together more difficult but also more rewarding when we nail it.

And then to combine it with the additional mechanics, it is not just about where the ramps, quarter pipes, and grind rails are, it’s where the ramps are relative to the sniper or rocket guy is. And that was fun to iterate on and contribute to that as part of our wider role in QA that goes beyond just testing. It’s the actual QA bit that I think gets lost sometimes where we are actually assuring it is a quality product and not just saying that it works.

The aforementioned video did a good job of explaining how the levels are designed to encourage this sort of flow state that is nudging the players back into the action. Can you speak to finding that flow state and how important it was to nail?

Jones: For me, every action should lead to the next. In Rollerdrome, you do a trick that will replenish your ammo and you come back down, you are presented with a bunch of options. You can turn left and face a ramp. You can go forward where there might be an enemy. Or you can turn the other way and do a grind or something. The options are always there and players never have to think too consciously or too hard about the next action. The next action is just always there and because there is constant movement it’s almost like a fait accompli. Like you have to make your decision on what to do next because you’re moving towards it.

One of the eureka moments is when you hit that loop of doing tricks to reload your ammo and killing enemies to refill your health. That’s the core repeatable loop within the gameplay. Once we had that, it really did start to behave how I just described. The skating and shooting just complement each other and you really can’t do one without the other and both of them really pull you along into taking the next action. With a bit of refinement, we got to the point where it isn’t autopilot, but your brain is active and it is doing the work, but it’s not a conscious thing. For me, when you really get into the zone, it’s relaxing in a really perverse way because you’re shooting guns and rockets.

Jenkins: You really hit that autonomous state. I used to teach kickboxing and the learning goes through the cognitive phase, then the associative phase, and then autonomous phase. And the autonomous phase is where you start hitting that real flow state. You’re not consciously going, “Oh, there’s an enemy over there. I think I will change to the shotgun.” Your brain isn’t thinking those things in a drawn out way. You just feel and it all starts to take shape. And that’s when you can start planning ahead and that’s when you start really getting into the nitty gritty.

I like how the shooting and trick mechanics are tied together through the score system and although the score system isn’t essential to the game, it should almost feel like it is. Like you as the player should want to get a high score even if it makes no difference to anything.

Roll7 is release two games and two expansions this year. How did that all come about so closely? And how is Roll7 handling it without overworking its team members into the ground?

Jones: When Roll7 caught wind of the idea, it was an idea they wanted to take seriously. I think they just loved the idea so much that they thought it should be a Roll7 game. It just makes too much sense to do it. OlliOlli World was already in the early stages of development at that point so we weren’t too far behind.

It’s also not exclusive, but we tried to maintain two separate development teams. Making a video game is hard and it takes a lot of mental energy and you really have to dive into it, so for many roles and departments, we basically operated two different development teams. Certain people on the dev side worked on both projects, but we definitely didn’t want to spread people too thin because if people are a little bit frazzled, they tend not to deliver the best results. The main department that worked on both games is QA.

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Jenkins: And what we tried to make sure we were doing that in an intelligent and deliberate way. It wasn’t just a case of everyone doing it all at the same time. We had some people who were dedicated to the project to a length of time and then we would bring other people over and swap people around to keep them fresh and keep them from burning out and doing the same thing over and over again. But we also did it to keep fresh eyes on the projects. We did a lot of playtesting internally with the other team. We did a lot of testing internally with Private Division, which was fantastic. We got a lot of people to get their hands on this game to help make sure that it was exactly what we think it is and exactly what we wanted to be.

We made some very deliberate efforts within QA in particular to tell certain people, “Don’t touch it. Don’t go near it. Leave it alone. I know it looks awesome, but leave it alone for a minute and we will come to you. You will get your chance.” And we would give them a questionnaire and record their footage of their first playthroughs so we could get their brand-new, untouched experience but also from a QA perspective because we have a unique perspective on games. We tend to be the ones who play games the most, not just our own games but generally, and we tend to be the ones who just enjoy games the most and have an eye for detail and being quite good at giving feedback. That is why we do what we do; we are suited for that kind of thing.

QA did a lot of crossover, but in terms of how we do that without feeling stretched, the producers did a hell of a job structuring things, planning everything, and scoping out deliverables and all that fun stuff that most people don’t see or care about in terms of the wider gaming audience. And what you don’t see in dev diaries is how much effort goes into making sure the game is actually ready when it is supposed to be ready and there was a lot of effort put into making sure that that was the case and that we never got to a point where we didn’t have enough people or time.

I feel like we always pretty much had exactly what we needed at any given moment and that is very much down to the production team and Private Division for giving us the freedom to do that and to stay true to who we are as a studio. It’s been a really good blending and balancing of everything and it’s all come together and I just can’t wait for people to play it and tell us how awesome it is.

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She-Hulk Will Feature ‘A Lot of Cameos’ from MCU Newcomers

The upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is set to feature cameos from a variety of places, including some that fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have not yet seen at all.

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In the latest trailer for She-Hulk, fans got a small glimpse at what looked to be Daredevil showing up in his original costume from the first few issues of his comic book series. However, speaking to Deadline following the Marvel Studios Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, She-Hulk writer Jessica Gao teased even more cameos, many of which have “never existed in the MCU.”

“It’s a lot of fun, a lot of cameos, and a lot of characters that have never existed in the MCU before that we’re pulling out of the comic books,” Gao said. “What I’m most excited about is really getting the time and the space to explore this character fully. Because in the Marvel movies, it’s always these high-stakes events — the universe is ending, half the people in the entire existence are getting snapped out. We never really have the time to explore who these people are. What are their regular lives like? And what’s really nice about this is we actually get the time and the space to do that.”

#SheHulk writer Jessica Gao teases Season 1 : “A lot of fun, a lot of cameos, and a lot of characters that have never existed in the MCU before that we’re pulling out of the comic books” #SDCC 2022 pic.twitter.com/s5q37Q7UrC

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) July 24, 2022

Described as a 10-episode legal comedy, the She-Hulk series will be led by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tatiana Maslany, who will take on the titular role as Jennifer Walters. She will be joined by Avengers: Endgame star Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk) as they reprise their respective roles as Bruce Banner/The Hulk and Abomination.

Additional cast includes Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Josh Segarra, with Megan Thee Stallion rumored to also appear in the series.

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She-Hulk hails from head writer Jessica Gao, who is the Emmy-winning scribe behind Rick and Morty‘s acclaimed season three episode “Pickle Rick.” It is directed by Kat Cairo (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dead to Me) and Anu Valia, who are both executive producing.

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Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Has Found Its Director

Marvel unveiled a whole swath of Marvel Cinematic Universe television shows and films at San Diego Comic-Con. Two of those were Avengers movies, but only their titles were revealed. And while Avengers: Secret Wars has yet to nab its director, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will be directed by Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, but had no other details about the team-based movie. It’s unclear who exactly will be in those films and who will be writing them. And, as stated, Secret Wars, which is releasing six months after The Kang Dynasty in 2025, still doesn’t have its director. For what it’s worth, Joss Whedon directed the first two Avengers films and Joe and Anthony Russo directed Infinity War and Endgame, showing a pattern Marvel has yet to confirm with this saga. However, Kevin Feige did state that the Russos would not direct Secret Wars, even though the two have professed their love for it in the past.

Cretton also has other MCU projects in the works. He’s developing a live-action Wonder Man series and a Shang-Chi sequel.

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The Whale First Look Shows Brendan Fraser’s Transformation Into a 600-Pound Man

New photographs from Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale have been released, showcasing a massive transformation undertaken by actor Brendan Fraser.

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The new photograph shows Fraser as Charlie, a man who weighs 600-pounds and is a recluse throughout the film. The photograph depicts Fraser in what appears to be a very realistic costume, complete with thinning hair. The new shot comes ahead of the film’s premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival, where A24 will show it off for the first time.

Check out the new photograph below:

Alongside Fraser, The Whale is also set to star Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, Fear Street), Hong Chau (Inherent Vice, Watchmen), Samantha Morton (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Walking Dead), Ty Simpkins (Insidious), and Sathya Sridharan.

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Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name, The Whale is set on the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, and follows the story of a six-hundred-pound recluse as he hides away in his apartment eating himself to death. “Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen,” reads the synopsis for the film.

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